z97 vs h170 motherboard

[Tweed]

Which should I go for? Don't plan to overclock. Plan to play bo3, battlefront, etc. Are h170 mobos new? I dont see a lot of reviews or purchases

 

[smorizio]

tweed the z97 is a 1150 pin mb for haswell cpu. the h170 is the locked chipset for the newer skylake cpu. there two version of h170 mb one uses ddr4 ram the other uses older ddr3. i just built my dad a new pc with skylake cpu. i would use the h170 and skylake i5 and ddr4 for a new gaming rig. it let you drop in another cpu if needed if intel makes any more for the 1151 mb. the older haswell cpu and mb most vendor are trying to clear out the older stock.

 

[Tweed]

tweed the z97 is a 1150 pin mb for haswell cpu. the h170 is the locked chipset for the newer skylake cpu. there two version of h170 mb one uses ddr4 ram the other uses older ddr3. i just built my dad a new pc with skylake cpu. i would use the h170 and skylake i5 and ddr4 for a new gaming rig. it let you drop in another cpu if needed if intel makes any more for the 1151 mb. the older haswell cpu and mb most vendor are trying to clear out the older stock.

what do you think of this build i got so far? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3DwvMp should i go for the new skylake cpu or haswell?

 

[smorizio]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7rydkL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7rydkL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H170-PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1114.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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spend a little more or a fully modular unit..on cabling of your new pc you only need to plug i the cables you need.
i would go for the newer skylake mb.

 

[Tweed]

Alright thanks. What do you mean modular unit? The build you have is same as mine except different psu.

 

[smorizio]

some power supplys all of the cables are hard wired to the unit and cant be removed (simi) the moduar units all of the cables can be removed from the unit so that there less cable clutter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSTh_N7_fwI

 

[Tweed]

I see. Thank you. Do you have any that you would recommend for my build?

 

[Tweed]

Is it really worth going for a modular or semi modular psu though?